Comic Book Curmudgeon

Share.

New poster and official site for New Line's American Splendor.

By Steve Head

Harvey Pekar, creator of the comic American Splendor, has been described as a "poet of the mundane." But he isn't uninteresting. The guy's got depth, or at least enough depth to convince some people with money that his take on things deserves a feature film.

Come August 15th we get the movie version of American Splendor, starring Paul Giamatti (Big Fat Liar, Planet of the Apes) as Pekar. It opens in limited release in New York, LA and Cleveland, and expands to more cities over the following weeks.